The company's purpose is to hold and manage participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to buy, sell, invest in and broker works of art of all kinds, and to provide consulting services related to its purpose. The company may enter into any business and conclude contracts that are suitable for promoting the company's purpose or that are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct any business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.